Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, adviser to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, has called for merging the culture and tourism ministries to ensure better coordination.

As a special guest at the National Film Conference 2025 at Dhaka University's Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on Wednesday, Farooki remarked.

During his speech, Farooki said, "Our ministries are divided in a rather peculiar manner. You will notice this in former colonial countries.

The culture and tourism ministries in Korea, Iran, and Italy are not separate; they operate as one. We, too, need to bring the entire cultural industry under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs."

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